Body Found In Chicago River

March 02, 1999

Police are trying to determine the identity of the body of a man pulled from the Chicago River Monday morning. The man, who was wearing only a pair of blue and white boxer shorts, is described as a white and in his 30s or 40s, said Harrison Area Sgt. Gerald Mahon. Due to the condition of the body, police estimate the man had been in the water for at least a week or two, said Central District Lt. Terry McMahon.

About 8 a.m., the captain of a tugboat on the river saw the body floating in the water behind the building at 186 N. Wacker Drive, McMahon said.

Police have not yet found a match between the body and any missing-person report, said an officer with the missing-persons section. Harrison Area detectives are investigating.